I Am Such A Proud Daughter: Yami Gautam Pens Note For Father As He Receives Maiden National Award

The National Film Award Ceremony took place on October 8 in the National Capital. The winners of this year's award were honoured by the Indian President Droupadi Murmu . Yami Gautam's father Mukesh also received an honour for his directorial Baghi Di Dhee.

Yami Gautam pens a note for her father 

Actor Yami Gautam is beaming with pride as her father Mukesh Gautam on Tuesday received his first-ever National Film Award for his directorial Baghi Di Dhee. Taking to Instagram, Yami penned an emotional note, saying “I am a proud daughter.”

"Very emotional moment as my father, Shri Mukesh Gautam , received his first National Award, as a director, for his film - Baghi Di Dhee .Emotions cannot be poured into words. I am such a proud daughter. My father's journey till here has been one of the hardest journeys I have seen & yet couldn't deter him from his consistent passion for work and immense honesty in ethics. Your family is proud of you, papa," she wrote. Yami also shared visuals from the 70th National Film Awards Ceremony in which her father can be seen receiving the award from President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. The ceremony honoured the best films of 2022 along with outstanding actors from across India. Stars such as Pritam, Neena Gupta, AR Rahman , Nithya Menen, Rishab Shetty, Sooraj Barjatya, Manasi Parekh and Ayan Mukerji also took home the prestigious awards.

Who is Yami Gautam's father?

Yami Gautam is known to keep her private life away from the public life. The actress who is enjoying being a new mother, is well-versed in the field of movies. Her father, Mukesh Gautam is a well-known Punjabi film director. He is known for his work on movies like Ek Noor (2011) and Akhiyaan Udeekdian (2009).

Additionally, Mukesh is also the Vice President of PTC Punjabi, a popular television network. He has worked on several documentaries on Punjabi singers and other notable personalities.